collaborative, creative, and considerate
Eclectic Designs creates uniquely personal forever homes that reflect the story of their occupants and are designed to last a lifetime.
With each home, we expertly weave a family’s legacy and lifestyle into a vision that’s as unique as the people who live within it.
Hello! My name is Beth Banks, Principal of Eclectic Designs
I have been serving the Greater Eastside of Seattle for 10 years and am passionate about discovering and celebrating the beauty in your home. My specialty lies in masterfully mixing styles that have been curated and collected over a lifetime to tell your unique story.
Although I began my career in fashion design, the seeds of an interior designer in the making were already planted: I started rearranging my parents’ furniture when I was just 8 years old. My father, who worked evening hours, would often curse my name upon his return while bumping into a piece of furniture that wasn’t there when he’d left.
I am a lifelong learner, so deciding to return to school to earn an Interior Studies degree was natural and easy. In addition to completing interior design and construction management courses, I continue to upskill and expand my knowledge of the latest product & material innovations. I am always looking to improve my skill set and positively impact my client’s lives and their homes.
With each project I take a thoughtful and thorough approach, relying on a family’s lived experiences and dreams for the future to guide creative decision-making.
This highly personalized approach means no two homes are alike, making the finished spaces feel at once luxurious and new, yet comfortable and familiar.
In addition to working with clients, I love collaborating with architects, contractors, and trusted trade resources to bring complete cohesion to the process. My education, expertise, and approachability make me an asset to contractors and an ally to clients, ensuring a seamless process from floor plans to finishing touches and making for exceptional design with your best interest at heart.
When I am not creating, I am exploring new restaurants in town with my family, attending a theater performance with my next-door neighbor, listening to podcasts and reading books, forest bathing, or walking my dog, Hank.
Ready to Begin?
I can’t wait to hear your story and help you start your next chapter in your home.
Our Ethos
We believe deeply in caring for our Environment, Wellness in Design & Giving Back to our community. Here are a few of our most deeply held values:
Integrity
Choosing a collaborator for your home is an important decision and we are committed to approaching every project and client relationship with honesty and transparency.
Communication
Building relationships with our clients is the key to creating truly personalized homes and executing the vision flawlessly. We listen and communicate openly and clearly every step of the way.
Innovation
As limitless learners, we approach challenges as creative opportunities and welcome out-of-the-box thinking that evolves a project and broadens the possibilities of what we can achieve.
Wellness
Your home should be a place that nourishes and enhances your life. We take healthy aging in place into great consideration in our designs and emphasize supporting your extended wellness at home. Depending on a client’s unique needs, we may look to include features such as vitamin C showers, infrared saunas, cold plunges, HIIT workout rooms, clean air, room darkening shades, reverse osmosis for clean water, and low or no VOC paint and furnishings to support your long-term wellbeing.
Stewardship
It is important to us to give back whenever we can, whether donating gently used items from the homes we re-envision or directly giving back to causes we believe in. We regularly partner with Humble Design Seattle and Habitat for Humanity for donations & service of our community.
Collaboration
Acting as the trustworthy liaison between all aspects of a project is paramount to our success. We believe in the power of unity and prioritize creating synchronicity between client, architect, contractor, and trade.
Passion
Design is creative & fun, and we love what we do! Your home is the most important place you occupy throughout your life and we take great pride in helping you love your home, and feel personally reflected in every space we create.
Awards & Recognition
We are always honored to be recognized for our work. Some of our proudest accomplishments include our design work being featured nationally on Houzz, receiving the “Best of Houzz” for Customer Service/Client Experience nine years running, and our studio drawings being chosen & photographed for the Bellevue College Art Department website.
